Amy Wilentz | |
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| Occupation | Writer, journalist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter From Haiti, I Feel Earthquakes More Often Than They Happen: Coming to California in the Age of Schwarzenegger |
| Notable awards | National Book Critics Circle Award (autobiography) 2013 Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter From Haiti |
| Spouse | Nicholas Goldberg |
| Relatives | David T. Wilentz (grandfather) |
Amy Wilentz is an American journalist and writer. She is a professor of English at the University of California, Irvine, where she teaches Literary Journalism.[1] Wilentz received a 2013 National Book Critics Circle Award for her memoir, Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti, as well as a 2020 Guggenheim Fellowship in General Nonfiction.[2][3] Wilentz is The New Yorker's former Jerusalem correspondent and is a contributing editor at The Nation.[4]
- ^ "UC Irvine - Faculty Profile System". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- ^ "Two UCI School of Humanities professors named Guggenheim Fellows". www.humanities.uci.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ Notes, Critical (2014-03-13). "National Book Critics Circle Announces Award Winners for Publishing Year 2013". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ "Authors". The Nation. Retrieved March 24, 2013.